Daniel Köllerer
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| Country (sports) |
 Austria
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| Residence | Wels, Austria |
| Born |
17 August 1983 Wels, Austria |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | 2011 (banned) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $430,086 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 19–36 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 55 (19 October 2009) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2010) |
| French Open | 1R (2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (9 March 2009) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2009) |
Daniel Köllerer (born 17 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Austria who turned professional in 2002 and was given a lifetime ban in 2011 for match fixing.
Köllerer reached a Juniors career high of #23 in singles and #24 in doubles in January, 2001. In 2001, he beat future pros John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, split with Mathieu Montcourt, and lost to Brian Dabul, Dudi Sela, Bruno Echagaray (3 times), Philipp Petzschner, Marcos Baghdatis, Adrian Cruciat, and Rajeev Ram. In 2000, he beat future pros Maximillian Abel and Montcourt, split with Echagaray, and lost to Simone Vagnozzi and Florian Mayer.
Köllerer earned his first ranking points as a 16-year-old wild card entry in his first pro tournament, a Futures tournament in Austria in May, 2000, losing to No. 520 Kristian Pless in the quarterfinals. He slipped from the rankings a year later, but began to rise slowly after turning pro in 2002. A Futures championship in Jamaica in November, 2002 helped him end the year ranked No. 640 as a 19-year-old.
Köllerer's career progressed well in 2003. He gathered a few ranking points in February on the Spanish Futures circuit, losing twice to 17-year-old Nicolás Almagro. In Marc, he played in Italy, winning 3 of the 4 weeks while beating Oliver Marach twice, Ilija Bozoljac, and splitting with Florian Mayer, to improve his ranking to No. 384. On the Italian Futures circuit in May, he earned more points, beating Diego Hartfield twice, Santiago Ventura, and Édouard Roger-Vasselin to take his ranking to No. 348.
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